Teslas kind of suck

Teslas aren't actually that great and yet people still buy them. What's up with that? Tesla's are objectively less good than other cars in a similar price range like Lincoln, BMW, Mercedes. Everybody knows about the panel gaps on the exterior but Tesla also just has less features than a lot of these other cars. And yet nobody talks about Lexus or Audi. You know those other luxury car manufacturers. We're all stuck on Tesla. The reason for this is the quality of the product doesn't actually matter that much. What really matters is the brand. People buy from brands that raise their status. If you walk around wearing a Rolex, everybody immediately assumes something about you and that raises your status in their minds. It's the same thing with Tesla. They've built this brand that everyone sees as forward thinking, futuristic, cutting edge. So by buying a Tesla you're essentially identifying with those values. You're saying you're also forward thinking and all of those other things.